Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
JUSTICE WON BY WOMAN
A Liquor Dealer Loses His Case
At Last.

The Boston Herald OF March 28th
contains an article under the above
heading, which will be OF interest to
many ofour readers inasmuch as Mrs.
Pinkham is a daughter Of our we'll
known friend Mrs. j. b. Smart. We
are glad to learn Of the plucky Mrs.
Finkham and hope other women will
follow her example.
A civil suit against a liquor dealer
of this city was brought before Judge
Pitman OF the superior court the past
week, the result of which will not only
prove OF great interest to temperance
people, but shows what can be accomp-
lished by IN outraged wife, and a wo-
man Of indomitable pluck and deter
mination, at the hands Of justice. The
case was one where a most eStimable
lady brought suit against a fiauor deal
er, claiming damages because her hus-
band obtained liquor on the'prtmises
controlled by the dealer, and though
temporarily defeated in two trials
through a disagreement of the jury,
she was still determined to see what
protection there was in the court for a
wife against m who'had sold her hus-
band intoxicating liquor, and in spite
of the most obstinate opposition against
even the advice of intimate friends,
who, though they sympathized with
her, thought her case an entirely hope
less one, unaideu and alone, except
what she received from competent and
faithful attorneys, Suppressed the case
to a third trial. This came off last
Monday and Tuesday, and resulted in
a triumph tor the wife, thefiury after a
short absence bringing in a verdict in
her favor.
Thelady who achieved this victory
was Mrs. Amy j. Pinkham': the liquor
seller and defendant in the case was
Isiah Pindall, who, at the time the
suit was Brought, kept a saloon at the
corner OF Waltham and Washington
streets. The husband of the lady is a
most respectable gentleman, a travel
ing Salesman, and he has been in the
service OF his present employers for &c
years. Everything to make home com
Portable belonged to this couple
and there was but one cloud in theil
lives-the husband was in the habit OF
partak1ng Of Intoxicating liquor. In
1882 Mrs. Pinkham went to New Jer.
sey to visit relatives and friends and
was absent about SIX weeks. She was
suddenly summoned home by a tele
graphic dispatch. Arriving On a GER
tain Monday evening, she. found that
on saturday night before her HUSBAND
had been assisted to his residence while
he was under the influence, of strong
drink, and having been. left to himself
~ khn haaI Of q Airhf of CfujrS h1C
gone to sleep, and subsequently taller
tained a BAD fracture Of Ills left arm
and severe. bruises on his side. The
wife's~ indignation was aroused, and she
resolved to punish the man who hao
been instrumental in furnishing hsl
husband the liquor under which lntlu.
ence this misfortune had been brought
to hel home. She learned that her hus'
band had BECOME intoxicated in the
liquor saloon O. Isaiah Plpdall, that he
had spent. several hours IN his place
drank freely, and 1T one or more times
at the invitation of Mr.. PindAll him
self, ana had finally reached home in
the manner and with the result already
described.
(Here follows e lengthy account OF
two trials WHICH though not victorious
were very. encouraging to the lady,
The third trial came off last week
and lasted q day. and a half. Able
counsel again represented the defend
ant. and evidence, was submitted IN his
behalf that was peculiar. The jury
took the case at about 1l:SO o'clock IN
the morning, and / n the course OF the
afternoon brought in q verdict, award
ms damages to the plaintiff. In al.
three of the trials the husband of the
lady stood nobly by her side; his evi.
dence WAS positive. which the severes,
cross-examination failed to shake.